tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28282993.post4243396646014513492..comments2023-09-03T05:03:34.645-07:00Comments on Closet Canuck: Canadian expats show their loyalty to Tim Hortons in DubaiSUE FRAUSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01141477685727151236noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28282993.post-65413110794331414252011-09-22T11:09:44.937-07:002011-09-22T11:09:44.937-07:00Thanks for that info. I've always been confuse...Thanks for that info. I've always been confused about who the actual owners were. They certainly keep that under the radar as I think they want the Canadiana aspect of Tim Hortons to carry on ... appreciate your comment!Eat Play Sleephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09342027434300328281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28282993.post-47484380474086110032011-09-22T11:05:49.812-07:002011-09-22T11:05:49.812-07:00Just to clariy. Tim Hortons may have become a publ...Just to clariy. Tim Hortons may have become a publicly traded company in Canada but it is still U.S. owned. Here's something from the CBC.<br />"U.S. burger giant buys Tim Hortons doughnut chain <br />Broadcast Date: Aug. 10, 1995<br /><br />On Aug. 8, 1995, American fast food chain Wendy's has bought Canada's number 1 doughnut chain, Tim Hortons, for $400 million Cdn (not $580 million as heard in the clip). The friendly merger had been anticipated ever since a Wendy's and a Tim Hortons franchise set up shop under one roof in Montague, P.E.I., in 1992. The unlikely marriage was the brainchild of Danny Murphy, referred to as one of P.E.I.'s fast food kingpins in this radio report. "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28282993.post-8589966511559494072011-09-20T22:23:49.875-07:002011-09-20T22:23:49.875-07:00Beautifully put, Lynn ... there is a history, and ...Beautifully put, Lynn ... there is a history, and it's a Canadian tradition. It's not about the food, it's about the memories. Thank your for sharing yours!Eat Play Sleephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09342027434300328281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28282993.post-27575785378908892832011-09-20T22:16:43.997-07:002011-09-20T22:16:43.997-07:00It's not about the food being the best you'...It's not about the food being the best you've had - it's a part of Canadian culture. You can not go on a roadtrip in Canada without measuring the distance with Tim Horton's locations. It's about taking Timbits to the office and having an Iced Capp on the hot summer day. It's about Tim Horton's community involvement. It's about having that Double Double with your Grandma every week. And when you live far from home, especially somewhere like the Middle East as I do, it's about having something familiar.Lynn Gervaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136031328638119276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28282993.post-65612773960548021802011-09-20T11:13:00.784-07:002011-09-20T11:13:00.784-07:00I do like the Timbits and had an OK sandwich at th...I do like the Timbits and had an OK sandwich at the Kelowna Airport. Yes, it's Ontario founded, and I think what with the hockey connection of player Tim Horton, it just keeps going and going. Call it Canada's answer to McDonald's + Starbucks. They're still headquartered in Ontario (Oakville)and in 2009 became a Canadian public company. Funny that the busiest store is in Yellowknife! I'm not a big fan of their coffee ...Eat Play Sleephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09342027434300328281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28282993.post-12831641637233589092011-09-20T11:03:09.463-07:002011-09-20T11:03:09.463-07:00I cringe when friends in the U.S. think that Tim H...I cringe when friends in the U.S. think that Tim Hortons defines Canadian food somehow. I find the food bland and the doughnuts average. It could be a regional thing since I grew up in Vancouver and we never even heard of Tim Hortons until sometime in the 1990's, not sure exactly when they opened up here, but it was a central Canada phenomenon for people of my generation.<br />I believe they are no longer Canadian owned so the pushing of Tim Hortons being patriotic is wearing thin as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com